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Trump Rally in Georgia Disrupted by Protesters as He Makes False Claims
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Firstpost•17-10-2026, 07:10
Trump Rally in Georgia Disrupted by Protesters as He Makes False Claims
- •US President Donald Trump's rally in Dalton, Georgia, was interrupted by anti-ICE protesters holding signs.
- •The demonstrators were quickly removed by Trump supporters, prompting cheers and chants of USA from the crowd.
- •Trump mistakenly praised a male supporter wearing a yellow Gadsden flag as a cape, describing him as a woman.
- •During the speech, Trump falsely claimed that the election of US Senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate.
- •Trump also touted economic achievements and promised a five-thousand-dollar government check if Republicans retain the House.
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Donald Trump's rally in Dalton, Georgia, was disrupted by anti-ICE protesters holding signs denouncing the potential deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to polling places on election day.
After supporters escorted the demonstrators out of the hangar, Trump praised a "woman in the yellow cape," mistakenly referring to a man draped in a Gadsden flag with a "Don't Tread on Me" slogan who had confronted the activists.
Trump falsely alleged that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent and claimed that U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's election was illegitimate and that he was never truly elected.
